White House to respond to call to ban rap track that targets Chinese

An online petition calling for a rap song to be banned for encouraging crimes against a "specific ethnic group" will receive an official response from the White House after it was signed by more than 100,000 people.

Protests have also been held in major US cities where YG performs, including in New York on Monday evening as the rapper performed in the Irving Plaza.

An online petition calling for a rap song to be banned for encouraging crimes against a "specific ethnic group" will receive an official response from the White House after it was signed by more than 100,000 people.

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White House to respond to call to ban rap track that targets Chinese

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An online petition calling for a rap song to be banned for encouraging crimes against a "specific ethnic group" will receive an official response from the White House after it was signed by more than 100,000 people.

Meet The Flockers by California-born rapper YG, whose real name is Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, has been criticised over its lyrics which protesters say offers advice for thieves on how to rob Chinese families.

The track - which was released in 2014 - opens with the lines: "First, you find a house and scope it out.